MSc, PG Diploma and PG Certificate in Poverty Reduction: Policy and Practice
Structure and Syllabus
MSc: 10 modules (4 core, 4 elective plus 2 research)
Postgraduate Diploma: 8 modules (4 core plus 4 elective)
Postgraduate Certificate: 4 modules (at least 3 core plus up to 1 elective)
Core modules (4 from the following)
Climate change and development (C124)
Economics and institutions
for development (C116)
Managing knowledge and communication
for development (C123)
Rural development (C230)
Understanding poverty (C119)
Understanding sustainable development (C201)
Elective modules
Note: at least electives 3 from one specialism, plus 1 free choice from all specialisms.
Development management
Gender and social development (C140)
Management in rural development (C231)
NGO management (C132)
Project planning and management (C134)
Rural finance (C128) [scheduled
for 2012]
Food and agricultural policy
Agricultural trade and policy (C110)
Food security and social protection (C125)
Marketing for small agribusinesses (C138)
Political economy of public policy (C127)
Socioeconomics of rural livelihoods (C135)
Natural resource management
Environmental science and management (C200)
International environmental
law (C114)
Natural resource economics (C105)
Sustainable land management (C168)
Water resources management (C126)
Research modules (MSc only)
Research methods (R106)
Research report (RR01)
Short courses
Many modules can also be taken as short courses for professional development or as a taster of the full degree, diploma or certificate programme. To apply, please fill in the short course application form available on the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (SOAS) website [external link].